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Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… (NHGRI) has tracked the costs associated with DNA sequencing performed at the sequencing centers funded by the … the time when the sequencing centers transitioned from Sanger-based (dideoxy chain termination sequencing) to … 2007 represent the costs of generating DNA sequence using Sanger-based chemistries and capillary-based instruments …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components. … The GSPCC has both … and administrative activities including: Tracking genome sequencing and analysis costs; data production and …
Research Funding
Funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers.
… The Genome Sequencing Program Analysis Centers (GSPACs) were funded in … to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers. The GSPACs undertake novel, … … Participants … Grantees … Program Staff … Genome Sequencing Program Analysis Centers … Funded in 2016 to …
News Release
The goat has contributed its DNA to a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction, one that will be useful for reading human and other genomes.
… has contributed its DNA to a study that presents a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction. In … researchers used a variety of methods, including PacBio sequencing , which was released in 2011. Dr. Phillippy and … of folded DNA in the nucleus of each cell. "PacBio sequencing, optical mapping and Hi-C have all been used for …
News Release
The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… … More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or … information they should disclose, and to whom, when genome sequencing uncovers signs of possible genetic risk for … … In a new analysis, a working group of the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) Consortium has offered …
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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building … blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule. … Sequencing DNA means determining the order of the four … bright dyes, one each for the letters A, T, C and G. This method provides different and very valuable information than …
News Release
NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs. 
… Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). In this role, Dr. Thomas will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring … that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet …
Event
NHGRI will host a director's research seminar by Matt Hurles, Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute on October 30, 2023.
… FRS. Matthew Hurles is the Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute and leads a research group focused on … seminar by Matt Hurles, Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute on October 30, 2023. … NHGRI will host a … seminar by Matt Hurles, Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute on October 30, 2023. … Event …
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Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in … Md. … The workshop, "Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning Workshop for the National … significant projects that push the boundaries of genome sequencing technology applications and develop important data …
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NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… provide expert advice on the future of its flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). … The two-day meeting, titled, Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning workshop for the National … clinic. In addition to the long-established Large-Scale Sequencing and Analysis Center (LSAC) program, the GSP now …